From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 14 20:41:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D6541065680 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:41:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from montiburns@googlemail.com) Received: from gv-out-0910.google.com (gv-out-0910.google.com [216.239.58.187]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E045E8FC22 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:40:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from montiburns@googlemail.com) Received: by gv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id n8so285361gve.39 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:40:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=9ga9Pot4LOmMgA0dLBKeotmtIV7tZXDtHYTgXinFPFE=; b=eQm0XGYRHSQ4I1ESyKKRQJsdpVkssHUbbwFvnwivyfl6qlczENjW9Td8oxNxrIHs2p VAff5W+VoSA4r0jlXUgxc/vX4k3XkIzwcb5n8fdRgZl/+pflMpZP9LvvHkTFeEAamEpC VgIXxXfe+ZoW/ljmTfEGlons2rw49W+VKtJTU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=gaKaEs14yJoqOQk+tissg/8lRFqwaIINpoo++CU1rvmBa41N+rvTZlgpKT2iU0PKZ9 kRX66BOrxKU3+RWgc/4ezFRaLFqP6y3+HS9xVjMN7nYUr/5vHhtcBxWUuS/Y37KXyh+3 yYTYuK4LpTGGMW86Tpa5so9iaZc5pDB44SZPw= Received: by 10.103.202.18 with SMTP id e18mr1370214muq.59.1218746458299; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:40:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?84.166.155.48? ( [84.166.155.48]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b9sm2546317mug.13.2008.08.14.13.40.56 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:40:57 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <48A49859.3040604@googlemail.com> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:40:57 +0200 From: "C.M. Burns" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.14 (X11/20071210) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <48A478C5.3030002@googlemail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080814135612.025a8730@mail.computinginnovations.com> <48A481AE.9080209@googlemail.com> <20080814202233.GB4558@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <20080814202233.GB4558@dan.emsphone.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Migrate harddisk with FreeBSD into new machine X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:41:00 -0000 Dan Nelson schrieb: > In the last episode (Aug 14), C.M. Burns said: > >> Derek Ragona schrieb: >> >>> At 01:26 PM 8/14/2008, C.M. Burns wrote: >>> >>>> I have a problem. A faulty machine was running freeBSD with a two >>>> harddisk software raid. now these two disks should be put into a >>>> new machine, but of course it won't boot because it is new >>>> hardware. Kernel just reports: cannot mount root device from >>>> /dev/mirror/gm0s1a (or sth like this). >>>> >>>> question is now, how can i add the correct driver into the initial >>>> ramdisk (if there is such a thing on bsd) so the machine finds the >>>> two drives? second question: how can i afterwards remove the >>>> software mirror and only use one harddisk from that moment on? >>>> >>>> any help is very welcom, as i have no idea about bsd. i am a linux >>>> guy ;) >>>> >>> What I would do, is install FreeBSD onto a new separate hard disk. >>> Disks are cheap. Once you get the boot disk installed you can >>> create a custom kernel if necessary to support the RAID. >>> >> maybe there is a way to use the "loader prompt" to manually load the >> module? it is a buslogic bt948 controller. >> i would rather not compile a new kernel :) >> > > I was going to suggest building the buslogic driver as a module and > then loading it from floppy at the loader prompt, but it doesn't look > like the "bt" driver is available in module form. Do you maybe have an > Adaptec SCSI card you could use instead, at least until you can rebuild > the kernel? I know modules for those are on the install CD (newer > cards will be managed by the ahc or ahd drivers). > > I could switch to an LSI logic megaraid controller, but i have to check the version when i am back at work on monday. how can i load modules from floppy disk at loader prompt?